I HATE Storms!

We are currently under a tornado warning and I do not like it one bit. Of course, I don't know too many people that do. Tornado sirens are going off. In a word....terrified!

In the apartment right now we have three televisions turned on...two are tuned into local weather stations and mine is currently tuned into the new episode of Glee.

So update for you here....I was just told by my roommate, "Not to scare you but the storm was six miles away from Oxford ten minutes ago. AHHHHHH!!!

Bye Bye Blogger! I'm taking shelter!

I'm Lazy...

Okay boys and girls....lately I have been very lazy. That's right you heard me, I have turned into a lazy college student. All I want to do when I come in from a long day at the elementary school is sleep. Therefore, my blog has suffered greatly.

I have the day off from school today, it's better Monday! Today I thought I would take the opportunity to catch you up a bit. Not that I think my life is interesting enough for anyone to care, but here we go!

The goo goo dolls came for a little visit! It was a great time of relaxation with sweet friends.

Hey...wanna hear a joke? If the Goo Goo Dolls opened up for Lady Gaga what would you call that concert? You guessed it! GooGooGaGa! Hahaha.

One of my best friends, Paxton, had a recital! It was fab! I am so proud of him! He is such a good guy and he really has a passion for music! I wish I could find a good girl for him! Any takers?

Let's see...what other major life events have happened? Oh yeah! I completed my Ten-Day lesson plan and turned it in! I will never have to right another lesson plan again...and be graded on it that is. In other school related news, my portfolio is due this Friday. I have been working on it all weekend and I am basically done with it. It feels a little odd to be done with all of my school work. After I turn in my portfolio, I will be done with this semester. My last semester of college. Graduation is May 14, just around the corner. Only nine days left of student teaching...I will miss those babies so much! I hope they have learned as much from me as I have from them.

I went home this weekend to be with my family on Easter. It was a great time to relax and get back to my roots. Although Oxford is only thrity minutes from my hometown, it sometimes feels worlds away. Everything is so fast paced in Oxford, it's nice to go back home to a slower pace. I love my family so much! I really don't know what I would do without them! I am one lucky girl.

So the little fur baby has taken a liking to riding the tractor with Daddy. She is such a silly girl!

Well, I think we are all caught up now. I will try to do a better job of updating. Promise.

Why Me?

This morning started off on a not so good note...

I had just entered the school building and I felt something wet on the bottom of my leg. There were kids all around me that had just stepped off the bus. I figured maybe one of them had spilled something on me on "accident". When I got to the office to sign in, I made my way into the nurses office to get something to wipe my leg off...just incase it was spit or something. Gross, but you never know when dealing with ten year olds.

Okay, for those of you that are still with me, I walked out of the office with a clean leg was on the way to my classroom. As I was turning the corner to enter my hall, I felt something wet on my shirt. I then realized something was seeking out of my "teacher bag". I frantically started digging though my bag and I ended up finding the source of the leaking.

It was my stupid sprite can. There was a tiny hole poked in the center of the can and liquid was spraying out like a fountain. I was livid. Also, I was freaking out because my macbook, ten-day, and notebook were all inside my bad. Don't forget that by this time the bag was soaking wet. Actually, a full thirteen hours later, the bag is still wet. Needless to say I spent the biggest part of my morning trying to clean up my bag and the very important items in it.

Moral of this story: Don't put sprite cans in teacher bag. It will explode all over everything.

Lesson learned.

I wonder if this is what the School of Ed meant when they said, "as teachers you will always be life long learners".

Probably not!

Encouragement for the Day Ahead

I have a confession to make...I need to read the word more. I have let worldly things get in my way and bog me down. My number one priority in life is to serve my God. Much to often I let the devil trick me into thinking that I am to busy to have a quiet time every morning, so I tell myself that I will get to it later. Guess how often that ends up happening...let me let you in on a little secret, not very often.

This morning I decided that I needed some way to keep myself accountable. I have decided to post a piece of scripture every morning on my blog. I need you guys to keep me accountable and yell at me when I start slacking off.

"Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer."

-Romans 12:12

I love what Beth Moore has to say about this verse and I would like to share it with you today.

"What victory the enemy has in winning us over to prayerlessness! He would rather we do anything than pray. He'd rather see us serve ourselves into the ground, because he knows we'll eventually grow resentful without prayer. He'd rather see us study the Bible into the wee hours of the morning, because he knows we'll never have both deep understanding and the power to live what we've learned without prayer. He knows prayerless lives are powerless lives-a sure prescription for anxiety, a certain way to avoid peace--while prayerful lives are powerful lives."

How true is that! Prayer is such a vital part of our lives and it is sometimes the most neglected in mine. How are you supposed to be friends with someone you never talk to? Think about the friends in your life....how often do you speak with them? On a daily basis right. Now think about how often you are in communication with God. Isn't he the best friend of all? He knows exactly what we are going through and He is the only one who will not fail us. God never fails. Yet, he neglect Him.

Becoming a Big Girl

Things in my life are starting to change. My days consist of taking care of fourth graders from 7:30 until 3:00, coming home and filling out job applications, and going for job interviews. You want to know the best part about all of this? I get to wake up the next morning at 5:30 and start the process all over again. The good news is I only have eighteen more days of student teaching. After student teaching is over I will only have to worry about finding a job day after day. I mean that's not a big deal or anything (that was said in my best sarcastic voice).

So far, I have turned in two job applications and have been on two job interviews. I feel like they both went well, but I won't know anything until this summer. Frustrating. I just want to know where my life is headed and what I am going to be doing next year. At this point I don't know where I will be living, working, or what grade I will be teaching. Oh, then there is also the possibility that I won't find a job. They aren't exactly giving them away these days. Stressed out!

At this point there is nothing to do but trust the God is in control. I know He won't put me somewhere I am not supposed to be. I was reminded of this Thursday when I went home for a job interview. When I got back into town, I had an hour to spare before my interview so I stopped by the elementary school where my mama works. I was a ball full of emotions. It is not easy going to interviews. I was stressing about everything under the sun....what will they ask me, what if I don't know how to answer a question, does my hair look okay? I ran into the principal of the elementary school, who also happens to be my previous pre algebra teacher, and was my vice principal when I graduated. He asked me how I was doing and I was very honest with him. I responded, "Well, at the moment Coach I am freaking out a little". He invited me into his office and talked me through it. I hope I can be as encouraging to my future students as he was to me that day. He told me that I may not get my dream job this year, but where ever I end up is where God wants me at that moment. I just have to trust that it will eventually lead me where I want to be. After talking with him I was calm and excited to go to my interview. Thanks Coach!

Today has been filled with lots of typing for me. My fingers are starting to cramp a little. Actually, blogging probably wasn't the best idea. Ha. I have been in front of my computer all day working on finished my 10-day lesson plan. I really wasn't all that productive, even though I did work on it all day, I got distracted a lot. Stupid Blogger and Facebook. If it wasn't for social networks I would get so much more done. I have been basically done with my ten day for about a month now, but I just can't get motivated to finish it. I'm thinking tomorrow is my day to push through it and get it done.

Here's whats coming up on my calendar. I can hardly believe I only have a handful of projects that stand between me and graduation. It's exciting and nerve racking all at the same time.

Wednesday April 13, 2011

-Ten Day Lesson Plan Due

Wednesday April 20, 2011

-Classroom Management Assessment Assignment Due

Friday April 29, 2011

-Electronic Portfolio Due

Friday May 6, 2011

-Exit Conference

-Last Day of Student Teaching :)/:(

Saturday May 14, 2011

-Commencement

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend! I know I am! I big thanks to my sweet Will for redesigning my blog! Love you all!